Sheetal Thaker - The power of Scrum

The Power of Scrum:

When it comes to working in Collaboration, SCRUM is a good place to start. When teams decide to ‘Go Agile’ one of the first questions that come to the surface is what framework do we apply? Sheetal Thaker joins us to teach us why SCRUM is the answer.

Typically, when working with teams who are new to agile, starting with SCRUM helps to teach the fundamentals around forming together as an Agile team.

This talk will explore:

Why start with SCRUM and not other frameworks such as Kanban?

Key events of SCRUM and how they tie into the Agile manifesto

The pros and cons of SCRUM

How to create an efficient cadence for SCRUM

Utilising SCRUM in a remote setting v’s face to face

Tools and applications that support agile

Your experiences of SCRUM

Agenda

Arrival - 6:15-6:45
Sheetal Thaker - 6:45 - 7:45
Pizza / Networking - 7:45
Close - 20:45

About Sheetal

Sheetal Thaker
Senior Agile Consultant @ Agile World Associates
www.agileworld.co.uk

Helping organisations achieve successful results by embracing Agile
ways of working is what Sheetal thrives upon.

The world of work is changing, start-ups are disrupting large
enterprises and consumers are demanding instant gratification.

This has led to many organisations adopting the agile framework in
a bid to deliver their products or services into markets quick. Not
only has adopting business agility changed the way we work, it’s
also changing the way we think and do things.

Having graduated with an MSc in Multimedia and
Internet Computing, Sheetal began her career in software development where she worked for several household brands such as Alliance & Leicester (now Santander) BSKYB, GSK and BP.

In 2003, Sheetal took her experience to the financial services industry, where she was involved in delivering one of UK’s first online banking tools. As the financial world entered turmoil in 2008, Sheetal found herself developing and implementing the financial online auction tool that would allow banks to bid on the assets of Lehman Brothers and other
defaulted institutions.

In 2009, Sheetal moved to France and there, she worked for a major airline company Amadeus. It was here, she discovered Agile ways of working and realised the power and potential the framework can bring to organisations. She threw herself in at the deep end and trained several teams on implementing SCRUM and Kanban.

Today, Sheetal takes the wealth of experience and has founded Agile World Associates where she engages with senior leaders, executives and teams leading them towards Agile ways of working.

She coaches on Agile processes and practices, hosts Agile training, advises senior leaders on Agile transformations and also helps place agile experts into positions where they can make a difference.

Testimonials:
Andrew Skipwith –
CEO & Business Builder

Sheetal is an absolute pleasure to work
with. She is forward-thinking, diligent and
competent. She brought a fresh approach
and applied it - but also took time to
engage others and bring them up to
speed. All in all, a very smooth and
productive engagement.

Dean Mustapha –
Software Consultant
“I have found Sheetal to be a thoroughly
professional person to work with. She is a
person that is passionate about her role,
very knowledgeable and an expert in her
field. On many occasions, she has been
able to simplify complex solutions, for
example demystifying SCRUM techniques.
She is a good team player communicating
with all levels, be it with business or
technical people. When called upon she is
able to lead her team and she commands
the respect of her peers and superiors.
My final comment would be that I would
highly recommend her with no hesitation
as a professional who is good at what she
does. “